Scandals risk tainting Obama's second term
Washington. With time ticking down to get things done in his final term, President Barack Obama risks suffering long-term consequences from a series of scandals that have hit the White House in recent days, AFP reports.

Nigeria offensive on Islamists escalates in key city
Maiduguri. A key city in northeast Nigeria was on lockdown Sunday as the military enforced a 24-hour curfew and blocked supply routes in its sweeping campaign against Islamist insurgents, AFP reports.

Car bombs, explosives discovered and defused: Libya PM
Tripoli. Libyan security services defused several car bombs and other explosives that were found in the past two days, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Sunday, AFP reports.